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ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from bittersweet_ballad
ganstaman (1779) vs. bittersweet_ballad (1853)
Annotated by: bittersweet_ballad (1200)
Chess opening: Bird's opening (A03)
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24... c6
Probably not needed, could have played fxg4 straight away. But I was slightly wary of c6 by white. No harm being a bit overcautious, though.
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25. Qe2 fxg4 26. bxc6 Rxc6 27. Rxg4 Qh5
Pinning the R. Only move which doesn't loose material is Re1 (or b2) - to protect the queen. After f5 by black, and a subseuqnet exchange of Qs, black should be able to spoil white's central pawn chain with b6, and push his connected K-side pawns. It is a bit unclear, but I think black would definately be better.

 
28. Rxg7
?? decisive mistake. Perhaps white thought that he was now threating mate on the back rank and also attacking black's queen. However he missed the simple continuation which black went on to play.
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28... Rg6+
and now, at worst, black wins a R for a N.
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29. Rxg6 Qxg6+
the only moves for white are Kh1 or Kf1. In either case black may play Ng3, forcing white to take the N, leaving black at the liberty to then play Qxb1. Black's advantage is now almost certainly winning.
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30. Kf1 Ng3+ 31. hxg3 Qxb1+ 32. Be1 f6 33. a4 Rg7 34. Qf3 h2 35. Qxd5 Qh7 36. Qh1 Qd3+

 

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